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Overview of the FDA-Approved OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test

IVD Roundtable Meeting February 7, 2003

Elliot P. Cowan, Ph.D.
Senior Regulatory Scientist
Office of Blood Research and Review
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration

[PowerPoint]


Rapid HIV Test Approval

  • On November 7, 2002, FDA approved the OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test as a moderate complexity device under CLIA '88
  • Intended use:
  • To detect antibodies to HIV-1 in fingerstick whole blood specimens
  • A point-of-care test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with HIV-1
  • Suitable for use in multi-test algorithms designed for statistical validation of rapid HIV test results

OraQuick® is Approved as a Restricted Device

  • Sale is restricted to clinical laboratories
  • that have an adequate quality assurance program, including planned systematic activities to provide adequate confidence that requirements for quality will be met; and
  • where there is assurance that operators will receive and use the instructional materials
  • Approved for use only by an agent of a clinical laboratory
  • Test subjects must receive the "Subject Information" pamphlet prior to specimen collection and appropriate information when test results are provided
  • Not approved for use to screen blood or tissue donors
  • Customer letter included with all kits
  • "By purchasing this device, you are doing so as an agent of a clinical laboratory and agree that you or any of your consignees will abide by the...restrictions on the sale, distribution, and use of the device..."

Description of the OraQuick® Test

Picture of the Kit

Description of the OraQuick® Test

Subject Information - What you should know about HIV and the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test Prior to Being Tested

Description of the OraQuick® Test

Drawing blood

Description of the OraQuick® Test

graphic of Inserting the sample in the solution and twisting it around

Description of the OraQuick® Test

Graphic of inserting the reader into the solution

Description of the OraQuick® Test

Stop Watch 

20-60 minutes
 

Arrow

 
   

Follow CDC guidelines to inform the test subject of the test result and its interpretation.

OraQuick® Results and Interpretation

 

Graphic showing what the Results of the test looks like

 
   
   
   
   

RESULT:   NON-REACTIVE
INTERP:    NEGATIVE

OraQuick® Results and Interpretation


Results grphic showing 3 different sets of results

RESULT:  REACTIVE
INTERP:   PRELIM POSITIVE

OraQuick® Results and Interpretation


Graphic showing invalid test results

IVALID TEST RESULTS

OraQuick® Clinical Trial Data: Sensitivity

Group

Total Samples
OQ Reactive
Licensed EIA RR
WB+
AIDS 40 40 40 40
Known HIV-1+ 481 479 481 481
High Risk 625 17 20* 17
TOTAL 1146 536 541 538
*2 specimens negative and 1 indeterminate by WB
 
  SENSITIVITY IN TRIAL: 99.6% (98.5%-99.9%)

OraQuick® Clinical Trial Data: Specificity

Group

Total Samples

     OQ
NR

Licensed EIA NR True NEG
Low-Risk 1250* 1248 1247 1248
High-Risk 625 608 605 608
TOTAL 1875 1856 1852 1856
*Two specimens from low-risk study gave Reactive results with OQ, RR results with EIA, and postive results with WB.
 
  SPECIFICITY IN TRIAL: 100% (99.7%-100%)

OraQuick® Clinical Trial Data: Reproducibility

  • 3 sites, 3 lots, 3 different days, 3 operators/site (9 total)
  • Blind-coded panel of 5 contrived whole blood specimens
  • 4 antibody-positive and 1 antibody-negative specimen
  • Results
  • 20-minute read time: 404/405 = 99.8%
  • 55-60 minute read time: 405/405 = 100%

OraQuick® CLIA '88 Waiver

  • OraQuick® was granted a CLIA '88 waiver on January 31, 2003
  • Data submitted in support of waiver
  • At 4 sites, 100 lay users with no laboratory experience tested panels of 6 masked randomized specimens
  • 2 negative, 2 low positive, 2 high positive
  • No statistically significant difference between lay user results and correct results
  • Sales and use restrictions remain in place for the waived test
  • Quality Assurance program recommendations for rapid HIV tests are being developed by CDC

Updated 4/9/03

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